/*
 *
 * Copyright 2015 Netflix, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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package com.netflix.util;

import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * Common interface to sources of various versions of UUIDs.
 */
public interface UUIDFactory {
    /**
     * Generates a new version 4 UUID.
     *
     * @return the newly generated UUID
     */
    UUID generateRandomUuid();
}
